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Religion Practice Test

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call the state of Adam and Eve before they sinned?

a)

Original sin

b)

Original justice

c)

Original goodness

d)

Original truth

2.

What traditional Jewish feast of the harvest is celebrated as the birthday of Church?

a)

The Persons of the Trinity

b)

The Seven Sacraments

c)

The Lord's Prayer

d)

The Life of Jesus

3.

The organizing principle of the Nicene Creed is:

a)

The Persons of the Trinity

b)

The Seven Sacraments

c)

The Lord's Prayer

d)

The Life of Jesus

4.

What is an indulgence?

a)

Forgiveness of the punishment for past sins in the after life.

b)

Political favors sold by some bishops and abbots involved in leading Crusades.

c)

Deriving pleasure from taking part in an enjoyable activity

d)

Punishment for past sins in this life so as to avoid the punishment in the after life.

5.

What is apostolic succession?

a)

The authority of the apostles passed down to the bishops.

b)

The way Jesus chose the twelve apostles.

c)

The process of electing a new Pope.

d)

The success of the apostles in converting people to Christianity.

6.

Which is not a requirement for a sin to be considered mortal?

a)

The sin must be serious or grave.

b)

You must know it is a sin.

c)

The sin must directly harm another person.

d)

You must freely choose the sin.

7.

Which best describes the Liturgy of the Hours?

a)

The first part of the Mass.

b)

The second part of the Mass.

c)

The public prayer of the Church.

d)

None of these.

8.

What is a habitual and firm disposition to the good called?

a)

Virtue

b)

Obedience

c)

Generosity

d)

Justice

9.

Which of the following is an example of fortitude?

a)

Reading the Bible and believing what it says.

b)

Thinking carefully before making a move in chess.

c)

Standing up for someone who's being bullied.

d)

Avoiding a second helping of dessert.

10.

At the end of time, we will all be judged on what?

a)

Our intellectual achievements

b)

Our knowledge of the law

c)

Our understanding of the Scriptures

d)

Our love

11.

St. Paul wrote an epistle to the churches in all of the following places EXCEPT:

a)

Ephesus

b)

Thessalonica

c)

Samaria

d)

Rome

12.

Who calls us and is always waiting for us in prayer?

a)

The Virgin Mary

b)

The Holy Spirit

c)

The saints

d)

No one but ourselves

13.

Which is an example of contemplative prayer?

a)

Eucharistic adoration

b)

The Our Father

c)

Pilgrimage prayer

d)

Blessing before meals

14.

Who is called to chastity?

a)

Priests and religious

b)

Married people

c)

Single people

d)

All of these

15.

What is Jesus' threefold office or role?

a)

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

b)

Priest, Prophet, and King

c)

Physician, Sanctifier, and Reformer

d)

Corporal, Spiritual, and Divine

16.

What does it mean that the Church is one?

a)

The Church has only a singular part

b)

God loves everyone

c)

The Church is united in belief, liturgy, and government

d)

The Church ignores the existence of Protestants

17.

What did Jesus give His Church at Pentecost?

a)

A. A physical key

b)

B. The gifts of the Holy Spirit

c)

C. The Ten Commandments

d)

D. All of the above

18.

What are the four last things?

a)

Democracy, freedom, equality, brotherhood

b)

Ecstasy, anticipation, lukewarmness, misery

c)

One, holy, catholic, apostolic

d)

Death, judgment, heaven, hell

19.

Who knows when the Last Judgement will occur?

a)

The Pope

b)

The angels

c)

God the Father

d)

None of the above

e)

All the above

20.

What do we reflect on during the liturgical season of Advent?

a)

The Resurrection

b)

The Incarnation

c)

The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

d)

The Paschal Mystery

21.

Which is an example of someone observing Lent?

a)

Lighting a rose candle

b)

Making special donations to the poor

c)

Serving dried meat and unleavened bread

d)

Praying towards the west

22.

Can we earn our way to heaven by doing good?

a)

Yes, because we have free will

b)

Yes, because we have the power to do good by ourselves

c)

No, because we are stuck forever in a state of original sin

d)

No, because we need to depend on God for salvation

23.

Where does our dignity as persons come from?

a)

The good that we do

b)

Our intelligence

c)

Our physical fitness

d)

Our being made in the image of God

24.

Which of the following always has the capability of ruling over our emotions?

a)

Our bodies

b)

Other people

c)

Our environment

d)

Our reason

25.

Can our conscience lead us to sin?

a)

Yes, because our conscience is evil

b)

Yes, because our conscience may not be well-formed

c)

No, because if our conscience says an act is morally good, then that act is morally good

d)

No, because our conscience is the source of the moral law

26.

Which is the first of Jesus' Great Commandments?

a)

You shall not have false god before me

b)

You shall love your neighbor as yourself

c)

You has love your Lord God with all your heart, soul, and mind

d)

You love your neighbor as God Himself

27.

Why do we especially guard against capital sins?

a)

They remove our free will

b)

They make us hate the world

c)

They are likely to lead us to other sins

d)

They make us weak

28.

Which of the following is a capital sin?

a)

Disobedience

b)

Envy

c)

Presumption

d)

Curiosity

29.

In and of themselves, our passions:

a)

Are moral

b)

Are immoral

c)

Are amoral (neither good nor bad)

d)

Do not matter

30.

Which of the following is a corporal work of mercy?

a)

Admonishing the sinner

b)

Counseling the doubtful

c)

Sheltering the homeless

d)

Comforting the afflicted

31.

What do the precepts of the Church present?

a)

The special living requirements for people with religious vows

b)

The bare minimum required for Christian living

c)

The necessary conditions in order to obtain an indulgence

d)

How to treat your neighbor

32.

Which of the following is NOT a precept of the Church?

a)

Confess your sins to a priest at least once a year

b)

Attend Mass on Sunday and on holy days

c)

Receive the Eucharist at least once a year

d)

Be actively involved in a parish ministry

33.

In which sacrament are we forgiven of sins committed after Baptism?

a)

Confirmation

b)

Holy Orders

c)

Marriage

d)

Confession

34.

Which of the following is the greatest virtue?

a)

Faith

b)

Prudence

c)

Justice

d)

Love

35.

What are virtues?

a)

Actions that have good intentions, regardless of their bad outcome

b)

Actions that have good outcomes, regardless of their bad intention

c)

Habits of looking for, choosing, and doing the good

d)

Anything that requires effort

36.

What is conscience?

a)

God's voice in our hearts

b)

Moral feelings which form to support cultural customs

c)

The source of the moral law for every individual

d)

The urge for self-preservation

37.

Which is a reason a person should not receive communion at Mass?

a)

They have committed venial sins

b)

They have unconfessed mortal sins

c)

They have fasted for an hour beforehand

d)

They felt distracted during the homily

38.

Which book of the Bible includes the bread of life discourse?

a)

The Gospel of Mark

b)

Proverbs

c)

Exodus

d)

The Gospel of John

39.

Which is the best summary of Jesus' Great Commandments?

a)

Love your authentic self fully and love your neighbor as yourself

b)

Love God, and love your neighbor as yourself

c)

Love God and love yourself as made in God's image

d)

Rejoice and be glad

40.

What is Faith?

a)

A grace that enables us to believe in what God has revealed to us

b)

Strict adherence to the 10 commandments

c)

A willingness to set aside reason because our religion requires it

d)

A complete understanding of Sacred Scripture

41.

Whom did God promise an everlasting throne?

a)

Adam

b)

Abraham

c)

Moses

d)

David

42.

At what event did Mary give her fiat?

a)

The Annunciation

b)

The Visitation

c)

The Nativity

d)

The Finding in the Temple

43.

Which event gives us hope for our own entrance into Heaven?

a)

The Assumption

b)

The Annunciation

c)

The Transfiguration

d)

The flight in Egypt

44.

The way Jesus' Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity are present in the Eucharist is known as:

a)

Perfect Contrition

b)

Hypostatic union

c)

Real Presence

d)

Jesus' Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity are symbolically in the Eucharist

45.

What are the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke collectively known as?

a)

The Gnostic Gospels

b)

The Three Brothers

c)

The Synoptic Gospels

d)

The Acts of the Apostles

46.

"Efficacious signs of grace instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church by which divine life is dispensed to us" is the definition given by the Catechism of the Catholic Church for what?

a)

A revelation

b)

A virtue

c)

A commandment

d)

A sacrament

47.

Which of the following is NOT a season of the liturgical calendar?

a)

Divine Mercy

b)

Christmas

c)

Easter

d)

Ordinary Time

48.

What is Jesus' threefold office or role?

a)

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

b)

Priest, Prophet, and King

c)

Physician, Sanctifier, and Reformer

d)

Corporal, Spiritual, and Divine

49.

What does it mean that the Church is one?

a)

The Church has only a singular part

b)

God loves everyone

c)

The Church is united in belief, liturgy, and government

d)

The Church ignores the existence of Protestants

50.

What are the four marks of the Church?

a)

Praiseworthy, contrite, thankful, needy

b)

One, holy, catholic, apostolic

c)

Rational, free, progressive, tolerant

d)

Omniscient, Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omnifarious

51.

Which of the following did Jesus give to Peter?

a)

The keys to the Kingdom of Heaven

b)

The ability to escape the Father's judgment

c)

The rod to rule the nations

d)

The thrown of Moses

52.

Which of the following always has the capacity of ruling over our emotions?

a)

Our bodies

b)

Other people

c)

Our environment

d)

Our reason

53.

Which best describes our conscience?

a)

God's voice in our hearts

b)

Moral feelings which form to support local customs

c)

The only source of the moral law for an individual

d)

The urge for self-preservation

54.

Which of the following actions would FOLLOW Jesus' second Great Commandment?

a)

Donating to the poor

b)

Forgiving an enemy

c)

Taking care of your family

d)

All of these

55.

Which of the following actions would BREAK Jesus' first Great Commandment?

a)

Copying someone else's test answers

b)

Engaging in superstition

c)

Destroying property

d)

Holding a grudge against someone who hurt you

56.

In and of themselves, our passions:

a)

Are moral

b)

Are immoral

c)

Are amoral (neither good nor bad)

d)

Do not matter

57.

What can justification be compared to?

a)

Paying back a debt

b)

Stealing from a cash reserve

c)

Forgetting about a crime

d)

Honoring your father and mother

58.

What do precepts of the Church represent?

a)

The special living requirements for the people with religious vows

b)

The bare minimum required for Christian living

c)

The necessary conditions in order to obtain an indulgence

d)

How to treat your neighbor

59.

Which of the following people should receive the Anointing of the Sick?

a)

A person who has been sick with a sinus infection for over a month

b)

An elderly person facing a grave illness

c)

A college student who is feeling homesick

d)

A person who has recovered from a life-threatening virus

60.

Which of the following is a theological virtue?

a)

Hope

b)

Justice

c)

Prudence

d)

Obedience

61.

Which of the following is the greatest virtue?

a)

Faith

b)

Prudence

c)

Justice

d)

Love

e)

Hope